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ITworld Today Apr 04, 2016 Ever been in these social engineering situations? A security consultant lays out various scenarios in hopes you are not the next victim. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • New products of the week 4.4.16 • All hyper-converged solutions are not created equal • 5 security bad habits (and easy ways to break them) • The race for tech talent isn't a marathon, it's a sprint • 76% off DKnight Magicbox Ultra-Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Deal Alert • BlackBerry makes BBM secrecy functions free • Lifelogging is dead (for now) • Stratasys' new 3D printer can make virtually any shelf-ready product in a single process • Most notable 2016 college commencement speakers from tech and science • FBI will help US agencies with tools to unlock encrypted devices • HPE to sell majority stake in Indian IT services provider Mphasis to Blackstone • Windows comes up third in OS clash two years early • What will it take to make AI sound human? White Paper: IBM Corporation Recruitment is Marketing : The Future of Talent Acquisition: ITworld White Paper Understanding the tools and tricks that are available to you is crucial in this interconnected, savvy and social world. Read More ▶ New products of the week 4.4.16 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Attunity and Codenvy. Read More ▶ All hyper-converged solutions are not created equal Hyper-converged solutions can differ vendor to vendor and market to market. Columnist Rob Enderle writes that there are four categories of hyper-converged solutions. Read More ▶ 5 security bad habits (and easy ways to break them) Your end-users are often the weakest link in your organization's security strategy. Here are five solutions to help users strengthen their security posture. Read More ▶ The race for tech talent isn't a marathon, it's a sprint A recent survey from Accenture Strategy reveals that CIOs believe they need to win the war for talent to secure a competitive advantage. Not only must they find workers with the right skills, they need to find them fast. Read More ▶ 76% off DKnight Magicbox Ultra-Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Deal Alert With an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars from a staggering 12,000 reviewers, this $99 speaker is currently discounted to just $23.99. Read More ▶ BlackBerry makes BBM secrecy functions free With privacy and secrecy functions a given in competing messaging systems, BlackBerry is dropping the subscription fee for users of the 'retract' and 'timer' functions of its cross-platform BBM messaging app. Read More ▶ Lifelogging is dead (for now) A funny thing happened on the road to capturing everything: Hardware failed to keep up, and social media made it redundant. Read More ▶ Stratasys' new 3D printer can make virtually any shelf-ready product in a single process Stratasys announced a 3D printer capable of building product-ready prototypes in a single printing because it's able to use hard, soft, clear and opaque materials with up to 360K color variations. Read More ▶ Most notable 2016 college commencement speakers from tech and science IBM, Facebook, Oracle and the FCC among outfits represented among college commencement speakers. Read More ▶ FBI will help US agencies with tools to unlock encrypted devices The FBI has promised to help local law enforcement authorities crack encrypted devices, in a letter that refers to the federal agency's success in accessing the data on an iPhone 5c running iOS 9 that was used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists. Read More ▶ HPE to sell majority stake in Indian IT services provider Mphasis to Blackstone Hewlett Packard Enterprise is to sell its majority stake in Indian IT services provider Mphasis to Blackstone Group, in a deal that will help the Palo Alto, California, company raise capital as well as continue to get services delivered from India. Read More ▶ Windows comes up third in OS clash two years early Microsoft's Windows, which in 2015 fell to third place among the world's operating systems, will continue to lose share this year to Android and Apple's combined OS X and iOS. Read More ▶ What will it take to make AI sound human? Conversation fillers such as "hmm" and "uh-huh" may seem like insignificant parts of human conversation, but they're critical to improving communication between humans and artificial intelligence. So argues Alan Black, a professor in the Language Technologies Institute at the Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science, who specializes in speech synthesis and ways to make artificially intelligent speech sound more real. Read More ▶ White Paper: ZeroFOX The Comprehensive Guide to Social Media Privacy: ITworld White Paper This comprehensive guide contains a walkthrough of how to harden the privacy settings of your accounts and best practices for staying safe on social media. Read More ▶

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